GENEVA (26 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Myanmar military to immediately end the violent crackdown on countrywide peaceful protests against its coup and allow…Continue reading Myanmar: Military must restore democracy, allow people to protest and express themselves, say UN experts
GENEVA (18 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today welcomed the release from detention of five human rights defenders and members of NGO Azul Positivo but urged Venezuelan authorities…Continue reading Venezuela: Human rights defenders released but charges remain; criminalisation of civil society must stop
GENEVA (5 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* have urged the Sri Lankan authorities to stop rolling back hard fought progress made in recent years on rebuilding democratic institutions,…Continue reading Sri Lanka: Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association upcoming report to be presented at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council Background Over the…Continue reading Call for Inputs Upcoming Thematic Report
GENEVA (14 January 2021) – UN human rights experts said today that the heavy sentences handed down against three Vietnamese journalists and human rights defenders, just weeks ahead of a…Continue reading Viet Nam: Arrests send chilling message before key Party meeting – UN experts
Celebrating women in activism and civil society (A/75/184) Women of all ages and backgrounds, working collectively and creatively, are leading and inspiring social movements, peaceful protests and civil society initiatives…Continue reading Women and FOAA
Ten years protecting civic space worldwide (A/HRC/44/50) By creating the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association (FoAA) ten years ago, the…Continue reading 10 Years Protecting FoAA
The impact of closing civic space on development and poverty eradication (A/74/349) This report, submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur in October 2019, focuses on the direct…Continue reading FoAA AND DEVELOPMENT
FOAA rights in the digital age The report focuses on the opportunities and challenges confronting the right to peaceful assembly and association in the digital age. In it, the Special…Continue reading FOAA IN THE DIGITAL ERA
FoAA and the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals In this report the Special Rapporteur examined the connection between the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly…Continue reading FoAA AND GLOBAL GOALS
